What makes a boss great? It’s a question I’ve been researching for a while now. In June 2009, I offered some analysis in HBR on the subject, and more recently I’ve been hard at work on a book called Good Boss, Bad Boss (published in September by Business Plus). In both cases, my approach has […]

Recently, I posted a list of 12 Things Good Bosses Believe. Now I’m following up by delving into each one of them. This post is about the sixth belief: “I strive to be confident enough to convince people that I am in charge, but humble enough to realize that I am often going to be […]

We have had a lot of positive response to my post about Gus Bitdinger’s Innovation Song. So, as they say on TV: Wait, there’s more! As I wrote on my other blog, the Stanford Technology Ventures Program hosted “Entrepreneurship Week” at Stanford last month, and one of the highlights was the Innovation Challenge, in which […]

Last week I described the ARSE Test, a 24-item “self-rating” survey taken from The No Asshole Rule, which has been completed by more than 85,000 people since we launched it on Guy Kawasaki’s blog in February. I just finished a sequel to the ARSE Test, called “The Flying ARSE,” complete with silly logo: This is […]

Acting like a jerk is contagious. If you want to avoid turning into one, the most important thing you can do is to stay away from nasty people. You should also avoid joining nasty workplaces. If you do find yourself in one, perhaps accidentally, it’s wise to get out as fast as you can. Many […]

Recently, I posted a list of 12 Things Good Bosses Believe. Now I’m following up by delving into each one of them. This post is about the tenth belief: “Bad is stronger than good. It is more important to eliminate the negative than to accentuate the positive.” Of all the tunes in the Johnny Mercer […]

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